He was arrested for impersonating a deputy — and was just arrested again, cops say. He’s 14

A 14-year-old who was previously arrested for impersonating a sheriff's deputy has been arrested again, after authorities conducted a probation check at his home and found law enforcement items including San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department patches. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

A 14-year-old who was previously arrested for impersonating a sheriff's deputy has been arrested again, after authorities conducted a probation check at his home and found law enforcement items including San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department patches. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

A 14-year-old boy who was arrested in March for impersonating a sheriff’s deputy has been arrested again, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

Officers went to the boy’s Victorville home Wednesday to conduct a probation check, according to a sheriff’s department news release. That’s when officials found “numerous items indicating the juvenile had been impersonating a peace officer,” according to the release.

Items found included uniform shirts with San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department patches, uniform pants, and a metal badge from a different Southern California law enforcement agency, officials said.

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At that time, officials also released surveillance footage of the boy pulling into a resident’s driveway and telling the resident that he was investigating a domestic violence case, the San Bernardino Sun reported. The resident then called the sheriff’s department.

“I saw the police uniform and I thought, ‘That just doesn’t look right,” she told the station. “It’s loose, and the belt buckle isn’t staying on his hips.”

The teenager also impersonated a deputy at least twice more: When he pulled a woman over, and when he went to another home and told a teenager that he was investigating a domestic violence report, according to ABC 7.

Authorities ask anyone with information about the case to call the Victorville Police Department at 760-241-2911, or call the We-Tip Hotline anonymously at 1-800-782-7463.

Michael Wallace, 25, was arrested and charged with false impersonation of a law enforcement officer and driving with a revoked or suspended license. Authorities received reports of a car driving with emergency equipment with lights and sirens.

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